11.   So far, the owners have done an excellent job of holding down public dissent.

12.   The public dissent by some countries was intended to ease criticism at home and was negligible compared with the overwhelming consensus on the program, U.N. officials said.

13.   There was no public dissent.

14.   To head off public dissent, especially in the anniversary run-up, authorities have taken drastic steps.

15.   Wilson tolerated his public dissent on the Common Market, at least for a while.

16.   Although the ban on public dissent remains in place, many Chinese grumble privately.

17.   Before they were stopped, the weekend rallies were virtually the only public dissent allowed by the ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council, or SLORC.

18.   But Parkinson criticized the Chinese government for its limits on public dissent.

19.   But Parkinson lambasted the Chinese government for its limits on public dissent.

20.   But when it comes to public expression, public dissent, this is still quite a repressive government.